1978 Topps #188 Al Bumbry
About Al Bumbry
On May 12, 1978, Bumbry broke his left fibula and ankle on a slide at second base in Texas. He played 33 games, hitting .237 with five steals, and returned for pinch-hitting duty in September. The injury later cost him in the re-entry draft. Topps issued him as #188 that year, with Baltimore.
Al Bumbry was a left-handed-hitting Baltimore Orioles outfielder, a leadoff man with speed who played 13 of his 14 seasons (1972-1984) in Baltimore and finished with the 1985 San Diego Padres. He was the 1973 American League Rookie of the Year, hitting .337 with 23 steals, and an All-Star in 1980, when he hit .318, scored 118 runs and became the first Oriole with 200 hits in a season. He was an 11th-round pick in 1968 out of Virginia State, where he played baseball only as a senior, batting .578. Two years in the Army, including time as a platoon leader in Vietnam, earned him a Bronze Star before his professional career resumed. He played in the 1979 and 1983 World Series, Baltimore winning in 1983, and retired with a .281 average, 1,422 hits and 254 steals. He later coached first base for Boston, Baltimore and Cleveland, and was inducted into the Orioles Hall of Fame in 1987 and the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 2002.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 133 | 12 | 62 | 40 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| SGC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Data as of 2026-10-19. Half grades fold down for both graders (8.5→8); PSA qualified slabs (OC, ST, PD, MC and the like) are not counted.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1978 Topps #188 card?
It is card #188 of the 726-card 1978 Topps Baseball set, picturing Al Bumbry of the Baltimore Orioles.
How many cards are in the 1978 Topps Baseball set?
726 cards, numbered 1 through 726 with none skipped and issued as a single series, and 728 collectible states: #23 Bump Wills comes with or without a black circle, and #374 Jose Morales with or without black stitching over the red laces, so the master set counts both states of each.
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